sport

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Infantino, the Swiss lawyer who had ruled over the world’s most popular sport for nearly a decade, would present a new award that had nothing to do with kicking a ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Having given up his first degree in sport and English to focus on football a few years earlier, Tuchel was now back to square one.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They also reported bigger drops in food sufficiency among adults ages 25 to 44, who tend to be higher-propensity sport bettors compared with other age groups.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that Big Ten officials are expected to discuss a ban on playing Texas Tech in any sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I’d also earned more Worlds medals than any other woman in the history of the sport, which put me in the record books—and made me a favorite to make the USA Olympics team.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles